Ironing table



1934- H. B. WHITE 1,980,894

IRONING TABLE Filed Aug. 29. 1934 E 4 A9 25- w. 2.3 5 9- 3W l5 Harlan B. iVhiZe Patented Nov. 13,1934

UNITED STATES,

IRONING TABLE Harlan B. White, Bogalusa, La., assignor to White Wood Products Company, Bogalusa, La.

Application August 29,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in ironing boards having collapsible supporting legs provided with collapsible bracing means. The principal object of the invention is to provide means for securely holding the collapsible parts in position after the board has been set up and is ready for use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the board.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the same in collapsed position.

Figure 3 is a detail view in side elevation with a portion broken away to show the securing means for the collapsible members.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of lustrated in Figure 3, and- Figure 5 is a detail view.

In the drawing, 10 designates the ironing board proper having rear legs 11 and 12 and a single front leg 13, all of which are collapsibly connected thereto. Secured to the under side of the board, adjacent its rear end, is a pair of spaced cleats 14 which are straddled by the upper ends of the rear legs and through which passes a rod 15, the ends of which rod extend beyond the outer sides of the cleats to form trunnions 16 which are positioned in sockets 16a in the upper ends of the legs 11 and 12. The rod 15 is preferably secured against rotation within the cleats, the rear legs pivoting on the trunnions 16, as will be clearly understood. The rear legs are connected, adjacent their upper and lower ends, by cross braces 11a and 12a.

Also secured to the under face of the board, forwardly thereof and midway of its sides, is a sec- 0nd pair of spaced cleats 1'7 between which is positioned the upper end of the front leg 13. In the opposing faces of the cleats 17 are sockets 18 which support the ends of a pivot pin 19 passing through the adjacent end of the leg 13, thus forming a pivotal connection for the latter. It will be noted that the upper end of the leg 13 is beveled as at 13a so as to abut the lower face of the board when the leg is raised, so as to form a stop to limit the rearward movement of the leg.

Secured to and projecting from the inner sides of the rear legs 11 and 12, substantially midway of their length, are pins 20 which pivotally support the ends of lower brace rods 21 having their other ends pivotally connected to the front. leg

13, near its lower end. Also pivotally supported on the pins 20, inwardly of the rods 21, are the rear ends of the upper brace rods 22, the other 'ends of which are spaced apart only to a sufficient degree to straddle the front leg 13, and are connected by a pin 23, beyond which they extend to a. slight the parts 11- 1934, Serial No. 741,973

degree. These rods, with their connecting pin, constitute a bracing member which is designated in general by the character 24.

Connected to the rear side of the front leg 13, near its upper end, is a spring clip 25 formed of a metal strip having one end flat and secured to the leg by screws or otherwise having its intermediate portion bent to form a pocket 25a, and having its free end rebent to form a nose 25b spaced slightly from the leg.

The device is set up in the following manner:

Assuming that the board has been collapsed, as

shown in Figure 2, and is resting on its rear end, the rear legs are grasped and lowered into the position shown in Figure 1 which, because of the lower brace rods 21, will automatically raise'the front leg 13 into a like position. The bracing member 24 is then moved in the direction of the board until the pin 23 engages against the rear side of the front leg 13. The pin 23 will bind against the leg to a slight degree, owing to the length of the rods 22 which will be constructed with this end in view. This movement is then continued until said pin is forced beneath the nose 25b of the clip 25, thus raising said clip. The pin is then forced against the tension of the front leg and into the pocket 2511. As the pin 23 will then bind against the leg 13 to a slight degree, the vari- 4 ous movable parts will be held rigidly in position. To collapse the parts, the pin 23 is drawn from beneath the clip and the legs refolded against the under side of the board.

In devices of the present character, it is necessary to provide a structure which will be rigid when in use, which is extremely simple of manipulation, and which can be manufactured at a low cost. From the foregoing description, it will be seen that these requirements have been fulfilled in the present device.

What is claimed is:

A collapsible ironing board including a board proper, a pair of rear legs pivotally connected to the. under side of the boardadjacent one end, a single leg pivotally connected to the under side of the board, lower brace rods pivotally connected to the pair of legs and to the single leg, upper brace rods each having an end pivoted to the rear legs, a pin connecting the free ends of the upper rods and a spring clip secured to the rear face of the single leg, said clip including a pocket adapted to receive said pin, and including a nose extending from said pocket and adapted to be engaged'by the pin to raise the clip whereby to permit the pin to enter the pocket for holding the movable parts in position.

. HARLAN B. WHITE. 

